Japan asks for US help in nuclear crisis

2011-03-18 15:51:44

Japan reached out to the US for help in reining in the crisis at its crippled nuclear complex.
Japan raises incident level at nuclear site
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US probe enters orbit around Mercury

2011-03-18 13:05:48

NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft entered an orbit around Mercury late Thursday, capping an over-six-and-half-year journey to the solar system's innermost planet.

Obama says no harmful radiation to reach US

2011-03-18 09:57:09

Obama said he does not expect harmful radiation sparked by the crippled Japanese nuclear plant will reach the US, including its West Coast and Hawaii.

Obama orders nuclear review, sees risk in Japan

2011-03-18 09:27:24

President Barack said on Thursday he had ordered a comprehensive review of US nuclear facilities and said radiation from an earthquake-stricken power plant in Japan posed a "substantial risk" to people nearby.

US shows growing alarm over Japan's crisis

2011-03-17 22:12:21

The United States showed increasing alarm about Japan's nuclear crisis on Wednesday and urged its citizens to stay clear of an earthquake-crippled power plant...

US shows growing alarm over crisis

2011-03-17 16:38:02

The US urged its citizens to stay clear of an earthquake-crippled power plant.
Obama: Crisis won't alter stance on nuclear power

Obama urge 'maximum restraint' in Bahrain

2011-03-17 12:21:07

US President Barack Obama has called the kings of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain to express "deep concern" about violence in Bahrain and urged "maximum restraint,"

Clinton: No interest in next term

2011-03-17 09:56:43

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday she does not want to stay in her job if President Barack Obama wins a second term in 2012.

Obama: Crisis won't alter stance on nuclear power

2011-03-17 08:56:14

Obama defended the use of nuclear energy despite the calamity in Japan where a nuclear power plant leaked radiation in the wake of a devastating earthquake and tsunami.

Obama: Crisis won't alter stance on nuclear power

2011-03-17 08:02:26

WASHINGTON / JAKARTA / CARACAS - US President Barack Obama on Tuesday defended the use of nuclear energy despite the calamity in Japan where a nuclear power plant leaked radiation in the wake of a devastating earthquake and tsunami.

2 sisters accused of health fraud nabbed in US

2011-03-16 11:08:34

Two sisters accused of falsifying health care claims to defraud the US government of millions of dollars were nabbed in Colombia and returned to the United States, authorities said on Tuesday.

GE engineer quit 35 yrs ago over reactor design

2011-03-16 10:56:19

A General Electric Co engineer said he resigned 35 years ago over concern about the safety of a nuclear reactor design used in the now crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan.
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